Illowa Intergroup Business Meeting Minutes
November 2, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Ben D. at 6:05 pm.
ATTENDANCE:
Groups Present: Blandine, Central Discussion, Courage to Change, House Group, Last Chance, Northwest, and Primary Purpose
Officers Present: Chair – Ben D., Co-Chair – Erica S., Treasurer – Susan F., Secretary – Dee R., Office Manager – Lisa W.
Chairs Present: District 9 Liaison – Gail S., Events – Karen K.
Secretary’s Minutes - Minutes from the October 5, 2009 meeting were approved as published.
Treasurer’s Report – Income for October, 2009 was $2,761.60. Contributions totaled $1,184.92; sales were $1,533.10, and bank dividends totaled $3.58.
The breakdown for actual expenses and purchases for October is as follows: general expenses - $1,859.34, event expenses - $0, and literature purchases - $1,359.37.
The balance in the general checking and savings accounts as of October 31, 2009 was $6,965.92. Of this balance, liabilities total $1,268.70. This leaves a remaining balance of $5,697.22. The balance in the events account is $300.00.
A copy of the Profit & Loss report was available for the reps to share with their groups. This form reports both monthly and year-to-date financial information. – Susan F., Treasurer
Telephone – All is going well. All slots on the telephone rotation are filled at this time. – Mel M., Telephone Chair (report given by Lisa W.)
Office Manager’s Report – Call counts for October were 11 twelve-step, 171 information, 0 Alanon/Alateen, 1 for other addictions, and 51 visitors.
Please contact the office if you are willing to do some service work by being a backup volunteer or doing other chores around the office. It is a great way to learn more about what Intergroup is all about. I have some jobs here that I cannot do by myself.
Due to health reasons, our Friday volunteer is no longer available, so we need a permanent Friday morning volunteer to keep the office open. I have been able to keep it open so far with some great subs, but would like someone on a long-term basis. The hours are from 9am – 12:30 pm. There is a 3-month sobriety requirement for office volunteers. – Lisa W., Office Manager
Events: - No report. – Karen K., Events Chair
Newsletter: - This Newsletter Chair position is still vacant at this time. The Office Manager will continue sending out the newsletter until this position is filled. If anyone is interested in helping please contact the office. Please be sure to notify the office manager of any birthdays or events that you want included in the newsletter by the 15th of the preceding month; otherwise they will not be published.
District 9 Report – There were 382 hits on the website. The Fall Conference is being moved from the Clarion Hotel to the Radisson. The Corrections Chair position is open. Nathan was nominated to the position. The Corrections committee is looking for volunteers for Friday mornings – 1 year sobriety requirement – contact Nathan. The Public Information committee is looking for male volunteers for Bridging the Gap – contact Brenda M. Looking for someone for coffee chair for the Fall Conference – contact Pat J. – Gail S., District 9 Liaison
District 90 Report – The following District positions are vacant: DCM, Treasurer, and Grapevine Chair. The District will organize a bus trip to the International Convention in San Antonio, TX next July if there are enough people interested in participating. The Corrections Committee needs female volunteers to go to the Rock Island County jail. For more information contact the DCM, Tammy D. at (309) 558-9931. – Dee R., Acting District 90 Liaison
Please see the full report for District 9 and District 90 in the newsletter and on the website at www.aaquadcities.com.
Old Business – The Newsletter Chair and District 90 Intergroup Liaison positions are still open. If anyone is interested in these positions please contact the Intergroup Office or plan to attend the next business meeting.
New Business – A motion was made and seconded to change the provider for email service from qconline to yahoo. All were in favor. The motion passed.
Group Reports -
Bettendorf Group – We will elect officers for 2010 at the November 18th business meeting. We will be open all day on Thanksgiving and Christmas. All meetings will be open. Please come and share the fellowship. Feel free to bring snacks to share on the holidays.
Central Discussion – New meetings: Monday at noon – closed, big book; Wednesday at noon – closed, step study; Friday at noon – closed, big book.
Northwest Group – Our elections will be held on November 9th for all positions.
The meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm.
THE NEXT INTERGROUP MEETING WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 7, 2009.